📍 1000 Madrid, Castroville, Medina County, 78009
Castroville el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Castroville, Medina County. The school has 644 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sandy Bermea. It is part of the Medina Valley Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Castroville el enrolls 644 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 376 | 58% |
| White | 241 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
354 of the school's 644 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 310 qualify for free lunch and 44 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Castroville el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 19, state house district 53.
Castroville el is one of 8 schools in MEDINA VALLEY ISD, based in CASTROVILLE, Texas. The district serves 9,638 students district-wide and employs 482 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 644 students, Castroville el is smaller than the district average of about 1,205 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant